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60-Second Space

Scientific American

Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of astronomy and space exploration

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Following Flare-Ups, Star Finally Explodes

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2013/01/14

After a few false alarms, the star SN 2009ip appears to have gone supernova at last. John Matson reports

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Mars Flight Habitat Volunteers Lost Sleep and Fitness

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2013/01/07

Six volunteers spent 520 days in a simulation of a trip to Mars, and wound up experiencing sleep disturbances and becoming more sedentary. John Matson reports

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Civilian Spacefarers Face Medical Hurdles

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2013/01/03

Opening the door to the paying public means that less healthy individuals will soon have access to space--if their doctors approve. John Matson reports

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Titan Sports Hydrocarbon Nile

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2012/12/17

The Cassini orbiter spotted a river system on Titan that NASA likens to a miniature version of the Nile River, but flowing with liquid ethane and methane. John Matson reports

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1:15

Should Mars Get Another Rover?

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2012/12/10

NASA has plans for another Mars rover, but no trips scheduled for exotic places like Titan or Europa. John Matson reports

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3-D Printer Makes Structures with Lunar-Like Material

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2012/12/04

A proof-of-concept 3-D printing job using lunarlike material shows that quick-and-dirty tools or spare parts could be manufactured on the moon. John Matson reports

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Thicker Atmosphere Still Would Have Left Mars Cold

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2012/11/28

Global 3-D climate simulations for plausible Martian atmospheres show that even with a much thicker CO2 layer, the greenhouse effect could not have warmed Mars above freezing. John Matson reports.

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Galaxy Might Be Most Distant Seen Object

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2012/11/20

Thanks to gravitational lensing by a cluster of galaxies, the light emitted by a small galaxy 13.3 billion years ago has reached Earth. John Matson reports

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Star's Habitable Zone Includes Possible Giant Earth

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2012/11/13

A planet at least seven times as massive as Earth orbits comfortably in the habitable zone of the star HD 40307. John Matson reports

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New Analyses Resurrect Contested Exoplanet Claim

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2012/11/06

Fomalhaut b looked like an exoplanet to some astronomers and like dust to others. But new analyses strengthen the planet view. John Matson reports

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Solar Wind Creates Traces of Lunar Surface Water

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2012/10/23

A chemical analysis of lunar samples now points to the solar wind being behind the ultrathin dusting of water molecules first detected in 2009 from spacecraft measurements. John Matson reports

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Sensor Info Reveals Titan Probe Landing

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2012/10/15

An analysis of the Huygens probe's sensor data has reconstructed bouncing and skidding, moments before it came to rest on Titan. John Matson reports

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Zippy Star Promises to Be Relativity Laboratory

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2012/10/05

A star orbiting the galactic center's black hole in just 11.5 Earth years should provide data for studying how gravity works near an extremely massive object. John Matson reports

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1:15

Good Things Come from Small Scopes

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2012/10/01

Smaller ground-based telescopes produce research results that get more citations per dollar spent than the big guys. John Matson reports

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Pre-Life Chemistry Happens at Space Temperatures

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2012/09/24

UV light, which radiates from stars and galaxies, can induce rapid changes in icy hydrocarbon molecules cooled to 5 kelvins, as on a comet. John Matson reports

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White Dwarf Binary Stars Make Merger Plans

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2012/09/17

In the J0651 binary system two white dwarf stars orbit each other in less than 13 minutes--and it's getting a little faster all the time. John Matson reports

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Dawn Spacecraft Sets Sail for Dwarf Planet Ceres

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2012/09/11

On September 5th NASA's Dawn spacecraft left the asteroid Vesta and set sail for the dwarf planet Ceres, where it will arrive in 2015. John Matson reports

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NASA Spacecraft's Census Tallies Millions of Black Holes

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2012/09/04

NASA's infrared WISE spacecraft found about 130 glowing black holes in a small region of space, meaning that at least two million active black holes dot the sky. John Matson reports

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1:15

Milky Way and Satellite Galaxies Are Rare Arrangement

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2012/08/28

Only about 0.5 percent of Milky Way-like galaxies have companions like our satellite galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds. John Matson reports

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Probes Will Live in Van Allen Belts

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2012/08/20

The twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes will fly through the Van Allen Belts for two years, measuring charged particles, plasma waves and magnetic fields. John Matson reports

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